Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-19
District Government Affairs.


The commissioners are debating the question
District offices and other buildings under thei
direction and control with coke than coal A tes
OF the two fuelswa made some days ago by Build
Ing Inspector Entwistle and Gen. West in the JET
ferson school building. 1t was demonstrated, they
say, that coke will generate twice as much steam
in given time as will Cumberland COAL Addt
tional reasons they give in favor of the OF COKE
are that it is far cleanly; does not produce
SCOT which discOlOrs the braSswork OF the furnaces
nor sulphurfc acid to corrode the pipes. Col. Lud
low Is pleased with the results thus far obtained
but he wishes another and more complete test tC
be made.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The report OF Health Officer TOwnShend for the
past week shows: Number Of deaths, "A; white
38; colOred, 36 Death-rate per 1000 per annum
white, 14:53; colored, ga; total population
over so years. The principal causes OF death were
Diarrhea, 2; pneumonia, 3; bronchitis 2. Births
reported: 1S white males, Is white females; 2(
colored males, 2l cOlored Iemales Marriages re-
ported: white, and 13 colored.
THE TAX ON HYDRAULIC MOTORS.
1t was stated in THE STAR Tuesday that the
water tax upon all persons who are using ny
draul1c motors. Col. Ludlow stated to a STAR re-
porter that While there is a record in the water
office OF the location OF these motors there is nc
evidence that water rent has been collected. In
the District the principal use OF such motors is by
the churches for blowing the organ. There will
water consumed as there are various kinds OF
motors In the case OF piston motor 1t Will be
necessary to learn the capacity Of the cylinder
and count the strokes Of the piston rod in order
gauge the supply; but when there is rotary
motor it will be necessary to attach meter.
THEY MUST GET A LICENSE
Employees OF steam engineers who have not
complied with the law requiring them to take Out
q license, the time for obtaining which expired
saturday, May z, win shortly be notified by the
District commissioners that a penalty Of $50 viii
be imposed for every nOn-licensed engineer re-
naming In their employ after June l, 1887. Out
OF about two or three hundred engineers in the
District only about ntnety-fOur have thus far com
pied with the law.
THE CONTRACT FOR SEWER PIPE.
The contract for laying pipe and brick sewers
has been awarded TO W. 81. Mohler, who was the
For 1850 feet of 12-inch sewers II cents per foot
600 Ieet 15-inch, 81 cents; 800 feet 18-inch, 81
cents; 900 feet 2O-inch, 81 cents; 1900 feet "a
by 5A, s4.57; 200 feet $x by 81, s4.57; 5s5 feet
by ~, 1891 1850 feet 2a by AZ, $353; 700 feet
81 Dy 39s, s.; receiving basins, <47.75.
BUILDING PERMITS
nave been issued by Inspector EntwiSle as follows
r. A. WOOd, TO erect brick dwelling, $1,000, mum.
bered 402 street southeast; Misses s. Z. and A.
bsrea raecks. o s3s sS erect brick dMeng num-
10 erect brick dwelling, $4,000. numbered 400
street southeast; E. s. Wescott, agent, to erect
alter No. 1908 N Street southeast, $500; R W.
Walker, to alter house on Park street, Mount
Pieasaat 800; Hall Jennings, to alter house on
and repair No. 17lS BhOde Island avenue north
west, 800; Mrs. s. Brennan, to alter No. 3o3s
street northwest $50; A. French, to erect brick
dwelling, $2,50O numbered 2212 + street north.
west; A. Bryant, to erect two brick dwellings
5000, numbered SEQ and so2 9TH street north.
east; j. A: Hunt, to erect brick dwelling, g. 900
numbered $50 A street northeast; e. j. Hill, eight
PRICK dwellings, 5000, numbered $40 TO 636 Cor.
don street northeast; Tyler Rutherford, to erec:
nve Ine, or1ck lex dwellings,. $4,000 numbered 1729 e
11o1 18th street northwest; Mrs. G.. Corey, t
alter No. 93S street northwest, 81 800.
MISCELLANEOUS.
C1tlZens OF Mt Pleasant have addressed letter
10 tne District commissioners complaining OF the
lnemc1ent manner in which the streets are cleaned
and swept. Complaints have also been received
rom Capitol Hill and the ne1ghbOrhoOd OF 15tf
ana 10th streets northwest.
Samuel Artz and Mr.. Green, Of the firm o
Cole Green, were examined yesterday by the
plumbing board.
A retail liquor license has been granted Albert
L. COOmeS
The Commissioners have revoked the whole
sale liquor license OF David Nagle No. 153 Virgins
avenue southeast.
hereafter no permits to peddle or sell smal
articles on the Streets without license will b'
Issued by the Commissioner. The order to tht
erect was made to-day.